Boater Killed On Lake Okeechobee

[chobee]

A boater from Miami was struck by lightning and died on the big o yesterday

[AK-Jax86]

RIP TO HIM and condolences to his family and friends,, hopefully he didn't have any children because that would be extremely sad

[GLADES]

Sad to hear this news.

Those late afternoon T Storms have been intense this week. Very risky to be out in a boat during the storms. Better safe than sorry.

Florida leads the US in lightning deaths I believe..

[chobee]

The boater was from Lake Placid not Miami sorry

[BassHunter954]

wow! sorry to hear and prayers goes out to his family friends And children yo te vendiga.

[Sam]

Lighting can strike up to five miles from the storm.

There can be no warnings of the strike, other than for a tingle and then it is too late.

I think we all are guilty of fishing in storms, thinking that standing in a boat and holding a rod in the air with a metal eye on the tip will not attract lightning.

So sorry to hear about the loss of a fellow fisherman, especially when it could have been prevented.

[gar-tracker]

I was in town getting some work done on my boat, bolts of lightning where smashing down like mortar shells.

This central part of the state is extremely bad. A rancher told me they lose 200 head of cattle a year from lighting.

Prayers to his family.

[Gotfishyfingers?]

RIP.

[etommy28]

The boater was from Lake Placid not Miami sorry

There was a coangler from Miami killed my lighting during the TBF Divisional Championship on friday. It was very very sad.

[BamaBassChaser]

That's sad to hear. My condolences to the family.

[NCbassmaster4Life]

Very sad to hear,

[etommy28]

http://bassfederation.com/news/rogue-lightning-strike-claims-a-life-of-tbf-florida-member/

[rad07h]

Lorenzo was actually from Miami but must have moved to lake placid over the years. I used to be vice president of the Homestead Hawg Hunters but left the club to go to college 5 years ago. His loss is very saddening news as he was passionate about our sport. RIP Buddy.

[Dolphin-Flats-Smitty]

^{My respect to him and his family, RIP God Bless All}